Storm on the Dune, Vendee (L'orage sur la dune, Vendee)

Auguste Lepère

Associated Names
Auguste Lepère

Artist, French, 1849 - 1918

The image shows a woman and child under a dramatic sky. The horizon line is slightly above the center and obscured by foliage and hills creating depth. The style uses intricate line work with crosshatching and long strokes to depict clouds and landscape. The monochrome palette emphasizes the contrast between sky and land. The woman and child are in the foreground, while in the distance there are trees on the right side. The sky is filled with swirling clouds, adding visual drama.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5555

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Texier-Bernier 1931, no. 363, State ii/v


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

  • Texier-Bernier, G.M. Catalogue in Auguste Lepere, peintre et graveur decorateur de livres, by Charles Saunier. Paris: Maurice Le Garrec, 1931.

Wikidata ID

Q65019023

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